Five Maoists arrested in Patna

Patna, Jun 14 (UNI) Five hardcore activists of proscribed CPI (Maoist) including its ''area commander'' were arrested under Phulwarsharif locality here today.

Police Superintendent Kundan Krishnan said that acting on a tip off, the police swooped a hideout of the outfit and arreted five activists including a self-styled area commander Binayji alias Ashish. Binay hails from Palamu district in Jharkhand, he added.

One countrymade pistol and several rounds of cartridges were recovered from their possession.

Comrades of the arrested ultras circulated a pamphlet intimating the media about the police operation, the SP added.

All the extremists were wanted by the police of both Bihar and Jharkhand in connection with various unlawful activities and Jhakhand police had been informed about the arrests, he maintained.

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